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Weekend Metro Work: Orange Line Single Tracking

Trains will depart Vienna every 20 minutes as part of system-wide maintenance

Orange Line Trains will depart the Vienna Metro station every 20 minutes starting at 10 p.m. Friday as the system single tracks between two sets of stations this weekend.

Orange Line trains will single track between East Falls and West Falls Church Stations as employees test systems associated with the Dulles rail project. They will also single track between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to complete rail fastener renewal, tie replacement and station rehabilitation work.

The changes will be in effect from 10 p.m Friday through closing on Sunday. Riders should allow an extra 15 minutes of travel time, officials said.

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Metro issued the following details about other planned work this weekend. The Trip Planner on Metro’s website will not reflect the impact of this work on schedules, it said.

Red Line

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  • Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Red Line trains will single track between Shady Grove and Twinbrook to allow for NTSB-recommended track circuit module replacement and between New York Avenue and Rhode Island Avenue for DDOT bridge work.
  • Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will operate between Shady Grove and Glenmont every 16 minutes.
  • On Saturday and Sunday, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m., additional trains will operate between Grosvenor and New York Avenue, resulting in trains every 8 minutes between those stations.
  • Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Blue Line

  • Beginning at 10 p.m. Friday and continuing through system closing on Sunday, Blue Line trains will single track between Eastern Market and Stadium-Armory to allow for rail fastener renewal, tie replacement and station rehabilitation work.
  • Throughout the weekend, Blue Line trains will depart endpoint terminals every 20 minutes.
  • Customers should allow about 15 minutes of additional travel time.

Green Line

  • Green Line trains will single track between Naylor Road and Branch Avenue to allow for rail and fastener renewal.
  • Throughout the weekend, Green Line trains will operate every 16 minutes.
  • Customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.

Yellow Line

  • Due to schedule coordination with Green Line track work (above), Yellow Line trains will operate every 16 minutes between Huntington and Fort Totten throughout the weekend.
  • Customers should allow about 10 minutes of additional travel time.


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